Childminder EY332327

Inspection date 31 October 2018 Previous inspection date 22 April 2014

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This inspection: Good 2

Previous inspection: Good 2 Effectiveness of leadership and management Good 2 Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good 2 Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good 2 Outcomes for children Good 2

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The provision is good

n The childminder works effectively to engage with parents and other professionals. She makes good use of information from parents and other providers to support her planning and assessment procedures. n The childminder skilfully observes what children are interested in and follows their emerging interests during activities, which helps to support their engagement and motivation. n The childminder has built warm and reciprocal relationships with children. The childminder provides all children with a sense of security and a secure base from which to explore the activities available to them. n Children make good progress from their individual starting points. The childminder is able to identify and address areas where children may require additional support quickly, to help them make continuous progress.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

n The childminder does not make the most effective use of professional development opportunities to further enhance her practice. n The childminder sometimes does not give children enough time to think about and formulate responses to her questions.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

To further improve the quality of the early years provision the provider should:

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

n enhance the use of targeted professional development opportunities to develop the overall quality of teaching n make the best possible use of opportunities to support children's thinking skills.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

Inspection activities n The inspector spoke with parents and reviewed their written feedback. n The inspector had a tour of the areas of the premises used for childminding. She observed activities in the indoor area. n The inspector spoke with the childminder and children at appropriate times. She reviewed relevant documentation, including children's records and evidence of the childminder's qualifications. n The inspector conducted a joint observation of an activity with the childminder.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a good understanding of how to identify and respond to concerns relating to children's welfare and the conduct of adults. She regularly refreshes her training to keep up to date with changes to safeguarding and child protection legislation. The childminder regularly reviews her risk assessments to minimise potential risks to children at her home and on outings. The childminder works closely alongside parents to identify what children need to learn next. Parents are very complimentary about the service the childminder provides. They feel she provides a variety of learning experiences for children and has developed close, positive relationships with them.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder understands how children learn. She uses information from parents, other professionals and her own observations to provide a wide variety of enjoyable and stimulating activities. The childminder successfully identifies children's next steps in learning and ensures that they have opportunities to develop in all areas of learning. Babies develop their physical skills in readiness for crawling as they stretch to reach interesting electronic and musical toys. They smile and wave their arms as the childminder sings different songs and action rhymes. Children enjoy constructing towers with wooden blocks. They carefully stack the blocks, naming the colours they know and using some number language in sequence. The childminder uses praise and encouragement, which helps children to persist.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children are social and welcoming to visitors. They bring visitors toys to play with, and wave hello or goodbye. They have a secure attachment to the childminder. Children are able to part easily from their parents, ready to explore the variety of resources the childminder offers them. The childminder has created a welcoming and accessible learning environment. Children follow their own interests and access the resources they would like to play with. The childminder regularly takes children out into the local community and to playgroups. She provides and plans experiences to help broaden children's understanding of the wider world. Children are encouraged to play safely and develop healthy habits. They are reminded to drink lots of water through the day and the childminder is a positive role model in this regard.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are developing a variety of skills that help to prepare them for their future learning. Babies develop their listening and attention skills as they carefully follow gestures and actions from the childminder when she sings. Young children learn to persist with more difficult tasks and begin to use number language in their play. They show an interest in books and begin to talk about what they can see on each page of the story.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY332327 Local authority Cheshire West and Chester Inspection number 10059970 Type of provision Childminder

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Registers

Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Day care type Childminder Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 6 Date of previous inspection 22 April 2014

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Registers

The childminder registered in 2005 and lives in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire. She operates all year round from 7am to 6pm Monday to Friday for 48 weeks per year. The childminder holds an appropriate qualification at level 3.

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Registers

This inspection was carried out by Ofsted under sections 49 and 50 of the Childcare Act 2006 on the quality and standards of provision that is registered on the Early Years Register. The registered person must ensure that this provision complies with the statutory framework for children's learning, development and care, known as the early years foundation stage.

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